New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-05

rPcTNG THE REPEAL OF THE LAND LAWS

SECRETARY LAMAR'S REPORT
Urging THE REPEAL OF THE LAND LAWS
THE PUBLIC LANDs-COMPuLsohY INDIAN
EDUCATION.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4-The report OF the Secretary of
the Interior fiscal year ending June 80 has been
made public Among the matters discussed in the
pamphlet Of eighty three pages are the following:
From e report tho Commissioner OF the General Land
during past fiscal under tho various acts OF Con-
wsieS re ~ acres wS,s nia saGs
4sG2a2i55 compared with the previous
total number Of ea.rs, and ns. made during IN.
Of me previous year "nl', the namDer 81 oS q,
1894 $50 Is acres a decrease Of s.6i0 cnlrys and
asFs winch Hr PI'S %s w.s % on III
and s2 purchased uadsr the &C. 81 j"n Is iso an
snpfon entric. 2i4Os emb 80 aers:
an Sosl e1t9le and Of SyS rs Made ef embracing
ssi 's' sa s''
-. scre %n q. ssaS q" with In
1856 Durus 1872 mineral eniries were MAZE
so od 90 400 acres This does not
covering i6l acres. an increase OF enris' ana oil
lie nambsr of patents issued during tho year ser
previous year according TO tho report OF ths
6ss a a. Of Sa the
n. Land oGics to compliance with law
falling on IN NE nnn0r q, OF n ye aH'0'
h mpeaa;e AMI iosl repes OF the ~ empiia
add thereto the cash laws aud tue esetand law
More than quarter century has elapsed since the pas
the homestead law Us oeraons At hast nrins
saf , @eca ." s sSreu pab sn
braens all the advantages Of the pre- system without
applicable particular So tons OF the country should
be az ell The operation III the act
not or %g raS TO TSa ' po The
time But in me T OF exper.ncg ~ nax MAI MA
these enterprises Eerw,e than BY srant me pIn
% NC r;os the scrs revosinE ais@niy win
drawals by the Commissioner OF tie General Land
Tie work Of returning people tho of the
pmee rn hgro tie ep bas"esS on iains
has ms S" @ %sn ss %o Show that
4s5 illegal nelosnes agGiesatng IN are ns.ry 10Y Uou
acres proceedings have been instituted and in 40
ease TIE sPe al agents r.por. e dn oe n S e
and occupancy s,ssiOOo rms does not include III:
FROM nv rerrilor sew Mexico aud WON
aer eprss & D oge SS land
making Of nearly 5ooooos acres restored to tho
Abiding to the fencing of public lands. the report
says:
Two plans have been by the Dso4rnea' Teqar
mug evasion "L the law Ihe nrSt Is 10 sSt IVA Sc
ton Of land the secton Line. being me centre OF sndn nsn
s s"en h s, have TaS @ @
DISCRIMINATORY, Of hghwars prevalent IN lTealiIies Were
Is Through the passage Of bl! TO al hose inc
pSsIic ~ 70 the Snsrs Of ;ho All s-oUons
renew the suggestion in my last nnua rtiort favor OF
puoic surveys penal ofenGe and PrGviaYs a'o enS
special attention Is called 70 the recon- Genaiion OF
cutting pH6ic sniv'y~. concur TN, rcoare ndaIqn,
The ds. srs sdS S T 11 TS. Gs
vcry serons tier 1t uonld be less disastrous 70 tne
public and remit the Whole subject 10
the States dispose Of IL Ia some other way the kircHive
branch of the public service Bscauss % inc wan.
aorernmsnt sustained 9s, nat ovc 1s o e'
beg urge aDpropratono 100000 t. be specially de-
w vS Inns Of h y S r o1 a ~rn r sE M anu
further eS OF the 9srneo9' nst nave
former recommendation for the repeal OF those laws
Another subject, which would re'pectuiiy suggest de
ale Hesitation is tle matter o prva'e rants
IIcu This legislation ~ my opaion should e TO
Of subject only to appeal u the relne Court
on IGt Of @'aT. ar.S t.d e p pr O. new '"
Because OF anomaious the Public Land STRIP
urge that special appropriation be made to complete tn.
by Tie surveying division OF the
s iSr e .on @
OF tnls strip rhe Territory snoI also
cImiIal law may be properly admin tered ther.iL M ~
ZION proper disposal Of some dogtt It's
nearly to Thai ~ Ne' NOVICE
sh uld lie made TIT icrTi
tory sul1ert 10 its laws and govern ne n
lam nsded that IA quest on Of com"nso education
all an the and under Tie OF
Govefnm worthy OF early ana SERIOUS con-
slderitiOn.
The report OF Pensions dscoses
sai.actOy condition affairs ia tho mlnaG-ment THAI
Bureau and evidence. greatly Increased efficiency ahh
show nnisf pend In att upn u the ,ugSs-
tOns Conms OF Pensions, nv atten GA
led the fact that und existing avs depend
soldiers DE entiileN
ea.O continued hevonI tho
less OF their physca mental cOui.
clearly that inc
condition Of mental imbecy or INSANITY OF sua ~
body q make these children utterly
helpless earnirg their veiihO"i seems ret t@t
pension should De continue TO them for longer - no
respectfully rccenm-n that the Interstate Com erce
Commission be author zsd 10 report directly To the Pre-
appoint officers and employees and 10 Draw
upon Treasury for the of the salaries q" It's snD
ornates well as far al expenses incurred under the act
Indiscussng the condition Of Alaska the Secretary
calls the anomalous and defective character
of the act under which the Territory ersasizsd He
adds:
With tho same advantages Of EVIL government which
by the of other Territories the
pie Of Alaska would enter upon an 81 prssperi
which would justify the expectations ot tS most san
Euns friends n its present cendtion the laws caa not
be successfully enforced and administered All OF these
evils should be reneded by appropriate special iegisa-
tion.